Octet Corporation Placed a Small Storage Building in Service in 2000.Octet's

question 111

Multiple Choice

Octet Corporation placed a small storage building in service in 2000.Octet's original cost for the building is $800,000 and the cost recovery deductions are $300,000.This year the building is sold for $1,100,000.The amount and character of the gain are

• A)Ordinary gain of $60,000 and Sec.1231 gain of $540,000.
• B)Ordinary gain of $300,000 and Sec.1231 gain of $300,000.
• C)Ordinary gain of $600,000.
• D)Sec.1231 gain of $600,000.

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Definitions:

Overhaul

A comprehensive process of inspection and repair to ensure an equipment or system operates efficiently.

Double-declining-balance Method

A method of depreciation that accelerates the depreciation of an asset by applying a fixed rate to its declining book value.

Straight-line Method

A depreciation method that allocates the cost of an asset evenly over its useful life, resulting in a constant annual depreciation expense.

Depreciation Expense

The allocation of the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, reflecting the decrease in the asset's value over time.